RSHE

RSHE Vision

At East Farleigh, we strive to enhance pupils’ Personal, Social and Health Education through an engaging and creative RSHE curriculum. As a result of this, pupils will be proud to become independent and responsible citizens of our community. We provide exciting opportunities to explore and master the all-important social skills with others, through enriching all learning opportunities throughout the day. Emotional health and wellbeing is at the forefront, as we believe this is key in empowering our pupils to become lifelong learners. We aim to prepare children for life, helping them really know and value who they truly are and understand how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.

 Curriculum Design

The RSHE curriculum at East Farleigh follows a structured and comprehensive approach to teaching PSHE, including statutory Relationships and Health Education. We follow the Jigsaw 3-11 scheme right from the EYFS through to upper KS2; each year the scheme builds upon knowledge and skills in a spiral and progressive way, giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others. With a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw 3-11 thoroughly engages all pupils in the relevant statutory, and non-statutory, PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.

Curriculum Progression

Progression in each Year group and through the school is as follows:

EYFS RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 1 RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 2 RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 3 RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 4 RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 5 RSHE Curriculum progression

Year 6 RSHE Curriculum progression

 Parental Involvement

We recognize the crucial role parents play in their children’s education. We keep parents informed about the RSHE curriculum and offer opportunities for them to review the materials and discuss any concerns. We believe that a strong partnership between home and school enhances the learning experience for our students.

Supporting Resources

We provide a range of resources to support our RSHE curriculum, including:

• Books and Literature: Age-appropriate books that cover various aspects of relationships, sex, and health education.

• Online Resources: Safe and approved websites that offer further information and activities related to RSHE topics.

• Workshops and Assemblies: Regular sessions that reinforce the curriculum content and provide opportunities for deeper understanding.

Our RSHE Policy 

rshe policy.pdf

For more information, please contact Mrs Hodges, Assistant Headteacher/SENCO.

RSHE News

• Friday 20 June 2025 Who is that Baby? For RSHE, we have been thinking about how we have changed since we were babies. We played a very fun game of 'Who Is That Baby?'
• Friday 14 March 2025 Handa's Surprise Fruit Tasting This week in the EYFS we have been learning all about animals from the African Savanna. We have used two wonderful story books to support our learning: The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson and Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne.
• Wednesday 29 January 2025 Chinese New Year! To celebrate Chinese New Year, the year of the wood snake, we created our own colourful snakes. The children enjoyed learning about the celebration. They found out they were either born in the year of the horse or the goat and discovered the characteristics of each animal. Chinese New Year starts today and lasts for 15 days ending with a magnificent lantern festival. Well done to Year 5 for such beautiful snakes!
• Monday 16 December 2024 Class Two's Christmas Kindness
• Friday 15 November 2024 Friendship cupcakes This week, we were visited by SALUS, who delivered a wonderful workshop on the importance of friendship. We compared a good friendship to a cupcake, in that many ingredients needed to work well together to ensure the cake (friendship) is good! We discussed what ingredients a good friendship would need- love, kindness, sharing, care, respect, laughter, trust, liking the same games, fun and feeling safe to name a few!
• Friday 8 November 2024 A Special Rememberance! Today we welcomed Scarlett T's uncle to the school for our Rememberance Service. He played the bugle, sounding the Last Post out across a perfectly silent and reflective playground. This experience was very special, poignant and made us think even more about all our learning surrounding World War 1.
• Sunday 22 September 2024 Brilliant Bewl Water! What a wonderful time and fantastic opportunity to improve our collaboration skills! It was incredible to see all the Year 6 children full immersed in such a wide range of different activities - everyone had a go, everyone grew in confidence and everyone felt proud of their achievements - what a brilliant day!